![]() ![]() “He was our artist, who was very much a part of the community and was very much rooted in his art here,” Babz Rawls-Ivy, board member of the Arts Council of Greater New Haven, said. They settled in a home on Newhall Street, and it was there that Rembert, well into middle age, began to draw and paint the horrors he experienced in the segregated South.įive New Haven community members interviewed by the News remember Rembert for his work - hand-toiled leather and personal folk art - upbeat personality and generous spirit. ![]() After being released from prison in 1974, Rembert moved north and had eight children with his long-time partner, Patsy. Growing up, Rembert faced many hardships - including surviving a near-lynching and working on a chain gang for seven years. Rembert hailed from rural Georgia, where he worked in cotton fields as a child in the late 1940s. The long-time Elm City resident touched the hearts of his neighbors, coworkers and friends. Winfred Rembert, a nationally known Black artist, died two weeks ago in his New Haven home at the age of 75. ![]()
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